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Established in 2010, the Burnaby Mountain Selects (BMS) Scholar Athlete Awards recognize academic achievement and on-field excellence for each scholastic year. To be eligible for this award, a student-athlete must have competed in the current summer or previous fall season of the BMS Elite Touring program and achieved an academic average of 80% or higher for the recently completed school year.

• Eligibility Criteria
• 2009-2010 BMS Scholar Athletes

Eligibility Criteriatop

All school-based courses count towards the BMS Scholar Athlete Awards with the following minimum number of eligible courses used in calculating an athlete’s academic average:

• Grades 5-7: Full district program load;
• Grades 8–10: 8 courses (or the equivalent of a full district program load);
• Grade 11: 7 courses, must include English 11, Language 11, Science 11 and Principles of Math 11.
• Grade 12: 6 courses, must include English 12 and 3 additional academic courses: BC First Nations Studies 12, English Literature 12; French 12, German 12, History 12, Japanese 12, Mandarin 12, Principles of Math 12, Punjabi 12, Spanish 12, Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Geography 12, Geology 12, Physics 12.

IB/AP: All standard and higher level IB courses, and all AP courses, may be used in place of grade 12 courses.

Please note that student-athletes will be ineligible to receive a Scholar Athlete Award if they receive:

• an Incomplete (I) or Failing (F) grade;
• a “Needs Improvement” (N) for a final Work Habit.

2009-2010 BMS Scholar Athletestop

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